Description
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
1. Prolegomena
1.1 History of Chinese materia medica literature
1.2 Structure and contents of the Ben cao gang mu
1.3 Biographical sketch of Li Shizhen (1518 – 1593)
2. Notes on the Translation
3. Wang Shizhen’s preface of 1590
4. Translation of the Ben Cao Gang Mu 本草綱目
Chapters 15 - 17
Herbs IV, Marshland Herbs, Chapter 15
Herbs V, Marshland Herbs, Chapter 16
Herbs VI, Poisonous Herbs, Chapter 17
Appendix
5. Weights and measures
5.1 Measures of capacity
5.2 Measures of weight
5.3 Measures of length
5.4 Measures of the size of pills
6. Lists of Substances
6.1 Identification of pharmaceutical substances of plant origin mentioned
in BCGM ch. 15 - 17
6.2 Substances discussed in chapters 15 – 17
6.3 Currently accepted scientific identification of substances discussed in
BCGM ch. 15 – 17
